Eddie Arana, Rick Thibodeau, & Chris Bakunas San Diego, Ca. March 2012

Eddie Arana, Rick Thibodeau, & Chris Bakunas San Diego, Ca. March 2012
Eddie Arana, Rick Thibodeau, & Chris Bakunas at Luche Libre Taco Shop in San Diego, March 2012

Sunday, February 3, 2013

The Social Synapse Loses Ground

                                             In the land of the people of the mountains

Once, a short time ago, we sat in restaurants
 Bars, cafes, church meeting rooms, union halls, clubs
We looked at one another
Or at least in the general area 
                    Where we would be 
                 Seated or standing
There was a certain space we kept ourselves in
                                   And                     
                                   
 Depending on how intimate 
We wanted our contact to be 
                            We maintained a space between us
Consciously or subconsciously 
        We sized each other up, we gauged, we judged 
                            Eyes were looked into or avoided
Expressions, smiles, grimaces, smirks 
           All were given weight 
                     All were awarded a degree of magnitude
                Posture, lean, angle, tone, pitch
         All of it was taken and processed
    Possible friends or foes determined within seconds

   Now
       We I.M.
               Chat online
           Send text messages 
Coupled with emoticons 
           Hoping the words we type out
                           Are enough
              To convey what we feel, what we mean

                  Hoping to reach another human
        Without having to risk meeting another human

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